Recent Streetsblog SF posts about caltrain

Streetsblog California Endorses Measure RR

By Damien Newton | Sep 30, 2020 | No Comments

Streetsblog California joins the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury-News, Seamless Bay Area, the Greenbelt Alliance, Streetsblog San Francisco and many other groups representing transit riders, environmentalists and Bay Area residents to support the measure.

The lower level of Berlin's main railway station. The Transbay Transit Center could look something like this--if trains ever get there. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Update on Plans to Get Trains into Transbay

By Roger Rudick | Jun 16, 2017 | 60 Comments

The San Francisco Planning Department will be presenting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors with updated plans for getting trains from the Caltrain corridor into the lower level of the Transbay Transit Center.

It was once possible to run a passenger train directly from Caltrain's mainline to the ferry terminal, as seen in this historic photo. Photo: sfbayrail.com

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The Crazy Idea of Running Caltrain onto Muni’s Tracks

By Dennis Lytton and Roger Rudick | Jun 13, 2017 | 46 Comments

A little over a week ago, the San Francisco Examiner ran the Op-Ed: “Fast and cheap: Getting Caltrain to Transbay Terminal … this year.” Author Stanford Horn proposed extending Caltrain via Muni’s T/N tracks on King Street and building some more tracks on Howard Street to a platform at the new Transbay Terminal, as a stop-gap […]

Overhead electrification in Connecticut. Why are so many politicians opposed to this? Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Caltrain Electrification Approved

By Roger Rudick | May 22, 2017 | 10 Comments

After months of back and forth, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that it is approving $647 million in funds for Caltrain electrification. The grant approval will allow Caltrain to begin construction of its electrification project almost immediately, bringing smoother rides and cleaner air to the Bay Area. “We are very thankful to U.S. Secretary […]

Possible paint schemes for Caltrain's electric trainsets. Image: Caltrain

The Wait Continues on Caltrain Electrification

By Roger Rudick | May 16, 2017 | 10 Comments

Senator Dianne Feinstein took another step yesterday to push the Trump Administration to sign off on federal funding for Caltrain’s beleaguered electrification plans. “I intend to oppose confirmation for every Transportation Department nominee until the Trump administration releases funding for the Caltrain Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project,” said the Senator in a press release. As Streetsblog readers know […]

Some Good News for Caltrain

By Roger Rudick | May 3, 2017 | 23 Comments

After a whole lot of grim news about the Caltrain electrification project it looks as if, finally, there’s a glimmer of hope. A $100 million glimmer at that! Funding for electrification is included in the budget compromise in the federal budget deal announced last week. A release from Friends of Caltrain, celebrates the development: $100 Million for […]

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